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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
A MORNING BLAZE.

Austin is Visited by the Fire Fiend
Marrow Escape for East Side
of Main Street. Loss about $2O, IS
600.
The alarm of fire sounded at about 2:30
o'clock this morning, called the citizens
of Austin out to what,at one time threat
ened to be the most destructive fire ever
known here. When discovered the fire
had completely enveloped the frame,
building used for barn, smoke house.
and store room in rear of Friedrich's
butcher shop. From there, its progress3
to the butcher shop and Jas. Cronon's.
store was the work of but few moments
The fire engine was got in position but
the water in the we'll at the corner of
Court House square was soon exhausted
and the fire extending along the rear Of
the stores on east side of Nam street
threatened the destruction of the whole
block. Energetic work with pals and
buckets finally proved successful in con-
fning it to the buildings just east of
First National Bank and the rear of
stores between bank and Kaiser & GUM
ey's harness shop. Austin was wonder
fully fortunate in having the fire happen
at a time when there was an entire alb
sence of wind. Had it been different,
We would now be looking upon gap
hard to fill. We hope not to have to
meet another fire here until the appli.
ances are at hand to meet it successfully.
1t is impossible to give anything but
estimates Of the loss this morning. 1t
will probably reach $4,000. Mr. Fried
rich's loss is $1,000; insured for $4,000.
James Cronon's loss on stock, $4,000; in
sured for $1,000. Damage on other
buildings and stocks partially destroyed
will amount to about $40, 600 more.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
PERSONAL MENTION.

f PERSONAL MENTION.
Wentworth Hayes, of lie Roy is in the
city. y ~. >...
Stub Vaughan of Lansing is going to
California next Wedn esday we hear.
Charley Whitton was do wn from Mn
neapolis, and spent Sunday in Austin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Rolph and little sens
have gone toCharles City for the summer.
G.. A. Sleeper, of Brownsdale, took
time to call on us for few minutes,
Thursday.
r. B. Basford has been very low since
his fall, and his friends fear that he may
notlong survive.
Vert Anderson went to Winona Mon
dayto attend the graduating exercises o +
the Normal school.
s. L. Howell and family are spending
a week in st. Paul. Will return the lat
ter part of next week.
Fred Kennedy returned from his trip
Wednesday night and is now smiling on
the guests at Hotel Robinson.
Hon. e. s. Hoppin was in the city for
q short time Monday. He took the tram
for Blooming Prairie in the afternoon.
Murray Bagleylof Udolpho is nursing
sore face on account of the busting of his
gun. Thinks he was struck by the lock.
Mrs. Maxwell was called to Hayfeld last
week. by the sickness Of her daughter
Mrs. SYmnes, and has not yet returned.
N,,0ana pfrommar of Snrinp Uollov
came % to attend the inspection Of Uo.
g, Friday evening. He returned home
Saturday.
VIII Tryon had his head quite severely
cut. Monday evening by weight falling
from an insecure resting place on the
steplladder where it had been left while
putting up . chandelier hook.
Oscar Ayers is almost cripple Just
now from trouble with the sciatic nerve.
His business does not allow him to lay
of and he csntbe found at the effice, en-
deayorlng to stgrin and bear It.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25

OF these only five men were absent,
Capt. Trowbridge, Corp. Wright, Privates
C0rnfOrth, Davidson and Plummer, all
out Of the city except Corp. Wright. who
viewed the inspection from choice seat
in the audience.
The inspection of Co. G passed of very
both young and old. and great many of
with evident pleasure. After being in
spected BY Gen. Brandt, the boys were
Dut through their PAGES by Lieut. Padden.
After drilling shout an hour the Inspector
pronounced himself as satisfied, and the
company broke ranks. Following the
drill! came the spection Of lockers by
Ger Brandt
= aCo.l Attention. Men viii report at
Armory, Monday, May 80, at 10 ., M.
sharp, in full dress uniform.
BY order IRA PADDEN,
Lieutenant Commanding Co.
It's rumored there will be change in
the nOn-commissioned staff, and q high
private Of the First Squad will be the
next. , .',
The applause that greeted the Com
pany at every ''Place rest" showed the
appreciation Of those who witnessed the
drfll.
Clarence Heflen Bung) is now full
fedged Corporal. He wore his chevron!
for the first time Friday:night.
Inspector General Brandt said that Co
G had the cleanest lot of guns he haG
found this year. -.
Wednesday evening. June 1. MONTH,
business meeting. A full attendance i
desired.
Squad drill every Monday night ant
Company drill. Wednesdays.
Vert Anderson says that little squar,
above his three bars is great.
The Company will soon begin the skir
mlsh drill bY bugle.
| Lieut.. Padden did himself proud Fri
day night. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
Albert Lea W00len Mills.
Attention Farmers!

Look to your own interests and ship your wool to
the Albert Lea Woolen Mills and have it worked up
into yarns cassimeres, fannels jeans, Blankets etc.
Wool shipped to us from distance we viii pay
freight one way and viii return goods soon fin
isl1ed. One pound tub-washed wool will make from
~ to yards Of all wool flannel We make flannel
for from II to 25 cents per yard. Single yarn 10
cents per pound double and twist yarn % cents per
pound. We guarantee better returns than any GUS
tom mill in the west. Parties shipping wool will
please send sample Of what they want made, and
they will receive as satisfactory returns if they
came in person. We will keep in stock full line of
all kinds of woolen goods, either of all wool cotton
warp, of our own manufacture, which We will sell or
wool, For price lists and further particulars ad-
dress G. Peterson e. Co.,
9-34 Albert Lea, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25

The case of tue State against Leavens.
for libel, tried at Albert Lea, Monday re-
suited in verdict of guilty. The State
against Davidson was continued to the
fall term of court.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
NOTICE.

= AUsTIN, Mimi, May 18, 1887.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pau
R'y will sell excursion tickets to the
Encampment of the Southern Minnesota
G. A. r. Association, held at Albert Lea
Commencing date of sale, June 1st to I'd
inclusive, good to return until June
Fare for round trip 80 cents.
G. ii. COLEMAN, Agent.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
~ - . 5E!E5 III s1AA6As 0XACOVNAAO
Austin, May 29d, 1887.

s. ID. Catherwood was in Albert Lea
Monday and attended court long enough
to convince Judge Farmer and the exam:
lining committee that he was qualified to
practice law in tkeRstate Of Minnesota.
We understand that It did not take Doak
long to dosit. His many friends will re-
joice to hear Of his progress and unite III
wishing him 9 brilliant future in his
chosen profession.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
w IL !?

Because he did not want the People to
think THEY HAD BEEN FOOLED. Said one,
"You would sell moro goods to continue the
Closing Out Racket for Thirty Days" Very
True but the People would never again believe
what we advertise. Now the facts are, we have
decided to STAY, ARE FILLING Up WITH
NEW GOODS, and the Prices on the soLNER
STOCK remain as Low as the FIRST WEEK
we cut the Prices
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
Sale Of STALLI0NS

good fOal getter.
Two Spring Colts, ffteen-sixteenths Nor
man. Will make good heavy stations.
One yearling colt, f1fteen-sixteenths Nor
man. A heavy colt.
All bred by the imported Norman. Duke Of
Magenta"
Will give time on good notes.
Above stock can be seen at my place, three
miles south of Blooming Prairie.
P. A. PETERSON.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25

SANDS & MCBRIDE did intend to close
out the Solner Stock of Dry Goods and Carpets
in Forty Days, as was advertised, but after
doing business at the old stand ten days,
SANDS, THE DRY GOODS MAN, decided that
the proper thing to do was to buy out the in
terest Of Mr.. Mcbride, move in and STAY. This
not only gives SANDS one Of the FINEST
STORES IN THE CITY, but gave Mcbride,
The Grocer, q chance to enlarge and improve
his store room As soon as this arrangement
was fully completed down came the closing
out sign, and Sands Immediately advertised
the facts.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
co. @ NOTES.
Following is the complete roster Of Co
Ct at the inspection Friday night:

Following is the complete roster of Ct
g Ct the inspection Friday night:
Captain-M M Trowbridge.
1st Lieut.. Ira Padden. It,.
I'd Lieut.A w Wright.
1st Sergeant-W f. Anderson.
So I'd 6ergeant-F B Wood.
Sd Sergeant-Ch Chas F Cook. SO " i.
18th Sergeant-Geo III Ward.
Es 9th Sergeant-W 8 Sterling.
lat Corporal-C E Rensberger. <,
% Corporal-N Nicholaisen. 5ra.a
Il Sd Corporal-A B Hnnkins.
3a 4th Corporal- a Shortt.
9th Corporate D Hefien.
& 9th Corporal--A A Wright.
sDrummer-Wm Holt. %."
s. Bugler-W VIM Andrew, +. ' .s,.-t,
S S Private-S Sherman Adams. al .Ea b.
= H L Banfield. a. s..1
.' =, . G Cornforth. s.sas
g C E Clark. Nsys.-.a 3, y. .~E
NJ B Davidson. -, :..-.. -
" John Dawson.
@ VIM Earl. sS
Eugene Earl. .~.ss +, .
sz 9. Chas Fairbanks. x,.s"
John Farmery.
- Charles Galloway.
Walter Hill.
't Walter Hommel.
Fred Hall.
g Albert Jake. H.. ..s.
Fred Kennedy.
John Kutzner.
w B Vaudeville.
-" Harry Morgan.
# ss5#s Con Murane. s>
:" Michael Mclaughlin.
w w Patterson.
Henry Plummer.
g AE Pfremmer.
e B Peck.
S 't &C Prescott.
:" Henry Riebe..
" Thos Revord. s ...
4 j Schwan.
Ben St John.
/ Burt Sherwood.
Alex Sweningsen.
Frank Smith.
Will Skinner.
VIM Simpson.
John Trowbridge.
g James Torrens.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25

. 0. g. T: ,,o NV
Meets every Monday evening In their hall.
Strangers stopping in the city, belonging to
this order are cordially invited.
WILSON BEACH, c. T.
MRS L. c. LOWRY, Secretary.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-05-25
A w. ALLEN, M. D.
"RHSH MEDICAL."

Physician and Surgeon. Specialties-Eye
and Ear, Throat and Chest, and diseases OF
women.
Cali Office Giles & Shepherds drug store.
Residence, Water street. Austin. MINI.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-27
IngcroiI's views of Christ:

You ask me to tell you my opinion
of Christ. Let me say here, once for
all, that for that man Christ; for the
man who in the darkness cried out:
''My God, why hast thou forsaken
me?" for that man | have the great
est possible respect. And let me
say, once for all, that the place where
man died for man is holy ground.
To that great and serene peasant of
Palestine | gladly pay the tribute of
my admiration and my tears. He
was a reformer in his day; an infdel
in his time. Back of the theological
mask, and in spite of the interpola-
tons of the new testament, ] see
great and genuine man. 1t is hard
to see how you can consistently defend
the course pursued by Christ him
self He attacked with great bitter
ness the religion of others. 1t did
not occur to him that there was some
thing very cruel in his treatment of
the belief of his fellow creatures. He
denounced the chosen of God as a
generation of vipers. He compared
them to whitened sepulchres. How
can you sustain the conduct of mis-
sionaries? They go to other lands
and attack the sacred belief of Others
They tell the people Of India, and all
heather lands, not only that their re-
ligion is lie, not only that their
gods are myths, but that the ances-
tors OF these people; their fathers
and and mothers, who never heard of
God, or the Bible, or Christ; all are
in perdition. Is not this cruel
treatment OF the belief of fellow
creature? A religion that is not
manly and robust enough to bear at
tack with smiling fortitude is I'M
worthy Of place in the heart or
brain. A religion that takes refuge
in sentimentality, that cries out:
"Do not, | pray you, tell me any
truth calculated to hurt my feelings"
is fit only for asylums.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-27

We went up to the house of a
Western Kansas settler, near whore
we were camped one night, and had
scarcely got in when he said;
Have you fellers been down to the
railroad lately? ?"
"Yes.n
''lleard anything bout a circus
coming this way.
''Now, you jess hold on, William
Henry" broke in his wife; ''if I'd a
skun up the center polo when the
last circus that was here, wouldn't
say nothing bout no more"
'who elm the center pole
"You did, William Henry, when
the elephant breathed hard"
"Well, sposen he did didn t
know nothing bout elephants-l
don't take no chance on strange var
mints. Anyhow, | didn't let no can
dy-peddler beat me making change,
nor buy no little balloons to shrink up
on my hands"
"But you Skinned up the pole!"
"An you took quarter aud short
bit for forty-fve cents"
"You got scarf at an elephant"
.You let boy not more than 13
beat you'll"
"You was a coward"
"You was a dunn fool!'
Then we told them the circus seas
on was over, anyhow, and there was
peace again. - Chicago Tribune.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-27

Representative Randall, of Penn
sylvania, one of the ablest and perest
statesmen in the United States, a
man whose name has been frequently
mentioned in connection with the
democratic nomination for president
has been interviewed regarding the
surplus in the treasury and the meas
ures that will probably be adopted to
reduce the revenue. He thinks
there will be reduction of taxation
at this session at the rate Of 100000
900 or more, but not on the exact
line of the presidents suggestions
A large part of this reduction will be
made by the repeal of internal taxes,
and reduction will also be made in
the rates Of duty on imports. There
is, he says, urgent need for such a
revision of the tariff as will remove
its inequalities and antiquities and
so simplify it generally as to prevent
the abuses now so prevalent, and so
injurious to the honest trader. There
can be such enlargement of the free
list and reductions IN the dutiable
schedules as will reduce the revenue
from customs without the least iniu-
ry to any of our established and use
/ full industries, and without lowering
IN the least the remuneration now
awarded to labor.
In his opinion the house will pass
bill repeating the entire tax ON to.
baoco, and will go considerably fur
Their toward the removal of internal
taxes, by reducing or abolishing the
revenues from the Installations OF
spirits.
Randall, who was twice speaker OF
the house of representatives, and is
now chairman of the committee on
appropriations, has given much at
tention to the tariff question in all its
varied phases. His following in the
house will enable him to defeat any
tariff measure that does not suit him,
ard he will not be satisfied with any
thing less than the repeal of the war
tax on tobacco.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-27

There have been efforts to intro
duce a tongue which could be uni
veasally used in diplomacy, commerce
and social life, but they were unsuc-
| cessful. In France, Holland, Ger
many and Italy ''Volapuk, the worlds
speech" or 'the language of the
world" has made considerable pro-
gress by means of periodicals which
are devoted to it. 1t is a vowel Ian
guage and easily learned, and was
invented by John Martin Schleyer, a
poet and linguist and pastor Of a
small parish on the German side Of
Lake Constance. The new language
is intended to enable one to COM
municate his ideas to another in any
part of the globe. 1t is not designed
to supersede English Or the other nu-
merous tongues. No vowel language
can take precedence of the English,
or as it now really is, the American
language. That with its hard conso-
nants and few soft vowels-is the all
conquering tongue of Christendom and
heathendom. Examples of volapuk
are given which show that as VOW
elized tongue it would be just the
thing for lovers who cannot speak the
affections of the heart in gutterals.
The German would doubtless be set
aside for the songlke words of VIOLA
puk. The name is not very musical
1t is a word of three syllables having
the accent on the last syllable, and
that lends key to the new language
for all of it's words are accented on
the last syllable, which shows that to
be the end. This prevents tumble
of words which make. sentences run
into each other as railroad cars tele-
scope. Volapuk is compound
word from vol, world, and puk,
speech, connected by the vowel a,
and to show its vowel character. Here
are examples: kim esedom peni?"
Who has sent the letter? ellen
esedom omi. "A friend has sent it.
"Kima fen esedom ?"-Whose
| friend has sent it? ssFlen tidel y
The teachers friend. The inventor
of the new international tongue may
live to see it used by hundreds of
thousands of persons who emigrate to
foreign lands. 1t is already spoken
and written by considerable num-
Der Of people in Germany, and as its
Introduction into the United States
is to be mode it will soon be seen
whether it will live or die Elk.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-27

In Paris, during the siege, horse
flesh, and even dog and cat meat, be-
came welcome dishes, and perhaps
the taste for the former has not dis
appeared. General Fremont's men,
on one of his explorations, ate don
keys, and witty Irishman of his par
ty, who had made meat pie of por-
ton of dead donkey, and had lost
the same, expressed sadness at the
loss of his ass pie rations. Prof. h.
ID. Cope, of Philadelphia, at rattle
snake steak in Colorado in 1917; and
Prof. Cyrus Thomas, of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, enjoyed meal
of parched grasshoppers a few years
ago. But the latest dish is due to
Mexican art, and is an omelette of
scorpions. a British traveller relates:
"The attendants served up an ONE
lette, and the servants partooll very
heartily OF the dainty morsel; but the
traveller mistrusted the food, owing
to certain black PARTICLES mixed there
in. lnquiring as to the nature of the
suspicious ingredients, he could
scarcely believe his ears when the re-
ply was given: ooh, those are seor-
pions,' and an investigation proved
this to be true, the lower orders in
Mexico thus utilizing the young scor-
pions, which are dug out, hundreds in
nest, their sting being cut off be-
fore cooking"
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-27

The Hawthorne Bulletin saws:
Last week some miners from ellis
district found a large piece of lime
stone rounded exactly like a human
skull. The head is perfect, including
the forehead and the socket of the
right eye, The remainder has crum-
bled away. 1t was lying near a cliff
from which it probably fell under the
action of the air. Were it not for
the unusual size there could scarcely
be a doubt as to its character, as even
some of the functions of the bones of
a skull are plainly marked, and on
the left of the eve socket there still
remains a portion of the nose. This
vivid semblance OF skull is two feet
in diameter, and if it is a memento
of the inhabitants of this region in an
earlier geologic period there were
certainly giants in those days. The
Carson footprints must have been
made by one of the boys who had
been sent out after the COWS.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-27
How TO Promote the sale of tnde-
veIeped Mines.

veIeped Mines
Aided and encouraged by the lib
eral policy that has governed the dis
posal of our mineral domain, the pros
pector and miner have been able to
locate and hold one or more mining
claims, even though possessed OF but
limited means. But while the eX-
penditure to that end has been small,
it is usually as much as these men
can do to keep good their possessory
title to their claims. Hence the lat
tor in a majority of cases have not
been much developed. They are
mere prospects" not mines. But
they are the things out of which
mines are made, and with the
requisite amount of expenditure
many of them some day will become
profitably productive properties; not
few, perhaps, mines Of great value.
Presumptively they are all worth
something; as much in most instances
as the price asked for them. The
prospector being usually person OF
small means, is not apt to spend
much of the same on a claim wholly
devoid Of merit; and that he is, gen
orally speaking, pretty good judge
of mining "indications" must be con
ceded. But while it is true that not
much work has been done on the ma
jor part of these mining claims, many
there are that have been pretty well
opened up. They exist, in fact, in
almost every stage of development,
from the mere assessment annual ly
required to a condition Of thorough
exploitation.
Now it occurs to us that we have
here class of properties that ought
to commend themselves to the in
vesting public, inasmuch as they are
presumably worth something and can
almost always be bought at reasona-
bic prices. That the time has come
when capitalists would do well to
look after these incipient mines, at
least here in California, we are fully
persuaded. But there arises this
trouble: Neither the capitalist nor
his agent know anything about the
locality, price or ownership Of these
cheap mines in embryo. They know,
as well as we all know, that they ex-
list in great numbers throughout the
mineral districts, but are without any
exact or detailed information re-
specting them. Just where they are,
how to reach, or who to address in
regard to them, they do not know
nor can they easily find out.
AS a means of obviating these dit
ficulties, and making the work Of en-
lightenment on both sides easy, we
suggest that some advertising be
done by both these parties-the
claim owner by this method notifying
the public that he has this sort Of
property for sale, giving all needed
particulars; would be purchasers
making their wants known in the
same manner. This is the plan mer
adopt IN every other line of business
for giving expression to their wants
and desires, and for bringing the
buyer and seller together, and we dc
not see why it should not be more
generally adopted by those interested
or dealing in mining property, wheth
er the same be mere prospects" Oh
going concerns."- Mining and Sci
entific Press.